\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1} Introduction}{2}{chapter.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.1} DAS-4 Photonic Cross-Connect network}{2}{section.1.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.2} Research Question \& Approach}{3}{section.1.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2.1}Related work}{4}{subsection.1.2.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.2.2}Thesis outline}{4}{subsection.1.2.2}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2} DAS-4 network}{5}{chapter.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.1} Optical network design}{5}{section.2.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.2} IP addressing and routing}{5}{section.2.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.3} Automating IP addressing and routing}{6}{section.2.3}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3} Theoretical Study of technologies}{7}{chapter.3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.1} Routing}{7}{section.3.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.1.1}OSPF}{7}{subsection.3.1.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.2} Capacity provisioning}{7}{section.3.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.1}Layer 2 link aggregation}{8}{subsection.3.2.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.2}Multi-homing Transport Layer protocols}{8}{subsection.3.2.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.2.3}OSPF load balancing}{8}{subsection.3.2.3}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {4} Test study of technologies}{9}{chapter.4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.1} Testbed specification}{9}{section.4.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.2} Test methodology}{10}{section.4.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.3} Static topology tests}{10}{section.4.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.1}Link aggregation}{10}{subsection.4.3.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.2}Bi-directional load-balancing}{11}{subsection.4.3.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.3}Multipath TCP}{11}{subsection.4.3.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.4}Static topology tests summary}{11}{subsection.4.3.4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.4} Dynamic topology tests}{11}{section.4.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.1}Link aggregation}{11}{subsection.4.4.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.2}Bi-directional load-balancing}{11}{subsection.4.4.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.3}Multipath TCP}{11}{subsection.4.4.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.4}Dynamic topology tests summary}{11}{subsection.4.4.4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.5} Routing}{11}{section.4.5}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {5} System design}{12}{chapter.5}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.1} Addressing}{12}{section.5.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.2} Routing}{12}{section.5.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.3} Capacity progivisoning}{12}{section.5.3}
